Sunday, September 5, 2010

A failed attempt is just one step closer to success!

After my attempt at moving out to Colorado and pursuing jobs, I moved all my crap that I packed up for Colorado back into my room in Illinois. And you know what? It feels pretty darn good :)

Like I said in a previous post, I just don't think I was ready. I took a baby step, and although it didn't work out too well, it gave me the motivation I needed to be more confident in job hunting and my career. (Speaking of jobs, I absolutely LOVE being back at LW. This will end up being another post for some other time, but I really do enjoy working in a school that I feel at home in. My coworkers, the students, everything about the job is amazing! I feel so blessed!)

One thing that really hit me these past couple of weeks after Colorado, how much I adore my family. Sure, we have our major ups and major downs. We're loud, crazy and Italian! But I realized that although the time wasn't right to move now, one day the time WILL be right. I am savoring every moment with my family right now. These days are going by so quickly, and although sometimes I'm leaving the house before everyone is awake, and then I'm in bed before they get home, rarely seeing them - there are the days here and there that I get to share with them and I cherish every second.


Some of my favorite days lately (in no particular order):

~sharing a blanket on the couch with my mom, watching a new Project Runway together and scoring the outfits on our own little scorecard that my mom designed! (Yes, she really did do that! I will post a picture soon to prove it!)

~watching my dad cook breakfast every Sunday morning for the whole family. He loves cooking and believes strongly in a good breakfast! He sings while cooking, and takes personal requests for food - even if we all want something different! :)

~short car rides with my brother - to the store, running an errand, to church, etc etc. Those small moments of just-sibling time mean the world to me


Best moment(s) of all: family dinner. There's something about sitting around the table together as a whole family, bowing our heads and holding hands in prayer before the meal, then digging in to some delicious home-cookin'. Enjoying each others company and laughing a lot. I love those evenings! However, now that my brother has gone back to Peoria for school, family dinner is a little quieter and a little less entertaining...we miss him a lot!


I'm grateful for my failed attempt at moving to Colorado for a job. It brought me to a career that I know I can move forward in with awesome colleagues, and made me more appreciative for my awesome family. One day, it'll be move-time. And when that day comes, I'll look back on my second-chance at living with the 'rents and know we all made it worth while :)
(The family at a Sox Game on July 30.)